And here are the nominees for the 2012 Americana Honors and Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on September 12, 2012, as part of this year’s Americana Music Festival, September 12-15, 2012.

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Here We Rest - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
• I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive - Steve Earle 
• The Harrow & The Harvest - Gillian Welch
• This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark - Various Artists

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

•  Gillian Welch
•  Hayes Carll
•  Jason Isbell
•  Justin Townes Earle 

 EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Alabama Shakes 
• Dawes
• Deep Dark Woods
• Robert Ellis

SONG OF THE YEAR

• “Alabama Pines” – Written by Jason Isbell and performed by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 
• "Come Around" - Written and performed by Sarah Jarosz 
• “I Love” – Written by Tom T. Hall and performed by Patty Griffin 
• “Waiting on the Sky to Fall” – Written and performed by Steve Earle 

INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR

• Buddy Miller
• Chris Thile
• Darrell Scott
• Dave Rawlings

DUO / GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Civil Wars 
• Gillian Welch and David Rawlings 
• Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Punch Brothers

Looking at this list, we are ever impressed by the quality, depth and breathe of the music represented. We have had the pleasure of filming several of the artists on the list. We have never had a Music Fog moment with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, who are both nominated this year. Let’s go back several years for “Caleb Meyer,’ filmed at St Luke's in London on August 2, 2004. From a broadcast on BBC4. 

- Jessie Scott